Griffin Stewart
4/30/2020 7:23 AM
We did not take out trip because of coronavirus. We had to call the airlines many, many times.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONClimate Stay on the GroundWhat was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONForests Explore My AreaHow can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONOceans Say No to Plastic StrawsWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Griffin Stewart 4/30/2020 6:57 AMWe could substitute mugs, glass cups, reusable water bottles, reusable bags, etc. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Reduce Animal ProductsWhy do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
Adrian Jensen 4/26/2020 7:37 AMPeople in richer countries eat more meat probably because meat can be expensive and hard to get, depending on what is being hunted.
If we continue to eat more meat, then the food chain will start to be thrown off. Animals that provide meat will be kept in farms and kept out of their natural environment. I think that the world should cut down on more meat products -
vanessa bertozzi 4/24/2020 7:59 AMI'm excited because we are continuing to work with the Marist students to figure out how to do the planting of 100 trees and plants as a riparian buffer along the Landsman Kill. The planting is postponed til May 9 and it won't be open to the public. But the Marist students, the Village Highway Dept and the CSC are still on board! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONPeople Connect While Social DistancingHow does connecting with others help your own mental and emotional health? How can it help support others?
Adrian Jensen 4/21/2020 8:42 AMIt helps to connect with people who might have a hard time being with their families and not seeing their friends. You can call them to support them during these times and make sure you are there for them -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Weekly Meal PlanningAn average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
Adrian Jensen 4/21/2020 8:38 AMIt surprises me a lot. $1,500 is a lot of money and could be used to chip in to save our environments. I would rather save the money, or donate it to charity rather than buy food you won't eat. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWildlife Research a Wild AnimalWhat interesting facts did you learn about the animal you researched? What are some of your favorite things about this animal?
Griffin Stewart 4/20/2020 12:43 PMI researched an otter. I learned that the moms pull the young otters when the cannot swim. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWildlife Research a Wild AnimalWhat interesting facts did you learn about the animal you researched? What are some of your favorite things about this animal?
Griffin Stewart 4/20/2020 12:43 PMI researched an otter. I learned that the moms pull the young otters when the cannot swim. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWildlife Research a Wild AnimalWhat interesting facts did you learn about the animal you researched? What are some of your favorite things about this animal?
Adrian Jensen 4/16/2020 6:02 AMI learned that gray wolves are the largest members in the dog family, some look similar to German shepherd. Gray wolves "territory" can be up to 13,000 km.
My favorite fact is probably that wolves and dogs DNA only differ from 2/10 of one percent (0.2), making their DNA so similar it is surprising to me because of how different dogs and wolves can look.